Swiss Challenge League
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| Country | Switzerland |
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| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Super League |
| Relegation to | 1. Liga Promotion |
| Domestic cup(s) | Swiss Cup |
| Current champions |
FC Lausanne-Sport (2015–16) |
| Website | Official Site |
 2016–17 Season
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The Swiss Challenge League or Brack.ch Challenge League is the second highest tier of the Swiss football league system. Ten teams play in the Challenge League. The winners of the league are promoted to the Super League, the bottom team is relegated to the 1. Liga Promotion.
From 2003 to 2012, the second placed team entered a two-legged playoff against the 9th placed team in the Super League, with the winner playing in the higher division next season.
The league was named Nationalliga B until 2003 when it was changed to the "Challenge League."
During 2001–2008 and again from 2009–2013 Liechtenstein's FC Vaduz also played in the Challenge League as Liechtenstein does not have a league of its own.
1FC Lugano and FC Lausanne-Sport went bankrupt which meant that no team was relegated due to their league position. FC Sion were not awarded a license for the 2003-04 season resulted in an extra team being promoted.
The league statistics of the Challenge League area:
Vaduz 2:1 Neuchâtel Xamax
Neuchâtel Xamax won 3:2 on aggregate
Vaduz 0:1 Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen won 2:1 on aggregate
Neuchâtel Xamax 0:3 Sion
Sion won 3:0 on aggregate
Aarau 3:1 Bellinzona
Aarau won 5:2 on aggregate
St. Gallen 0:2 Bellinzona
Bellinzona won 5:2 on aggregate
Luzern won 5:1 on aggregate
Lugano 0:0 Bellinzona
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